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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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